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TILE-FASTENING- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.282,164., dated July 31,1883.

Application filed July 13, 1882. (N0, model.) I v r To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT CHASE, of Boston, in the county of Suffolkand State of Massachusetts, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Tile Fastenings, of which the following is a full, clear,and'exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming apart of this specification, in explaining its nature, inwhich-- Figure lis aperspective view of an inverted section of a ceilingor support, a tile in place,

and fastenings therefor and for another tile.

Fig; 2 is a cross-section upon the line as w of Fig. 1, representing thecorrect position of suspended tiles in relation to their support. Fig. 3represents a perspectiveof a modified form of the invention in aninverted position. Fig. is a perspective view of one form. offastening-strip. Fig. 5 is a plan view of a blank.

from which the form shown in perspective in Fig. 6 is made. Fig. 7 showsin section another form of the invention.

Heretofore it has been customary to fasten tiles to, upon, or in walls,ceilings, or in other vertical, horizontal, or suspended positions bymeans of plaster or cement, in which the tiles are set or embedded, orby means of bolts or screws whose heads project upon the surface of thetiles, and shanks pass through holes or recesses in the tiles andthrough orinto the supportbehind. The plaster or cement fastening isexpensive, not easily used, not well adapted for providing auniformlevel or plane to the tiles, permanently secures the tile inplace, so that their removal is very likely to injury them, while at thesame time dampness or moisture destroys its holding-power. .The screwand bolt fastcnings demand that the tile be practically mutilated, inorder that they may be used, as it is necessary to form thereondisfiguring holes or recesses at considerable expense and trouble forthe reception of their shanks. V This invention overcomes the objectionsand defects above named, and has other advan tages which are mentionedin describing its construction and application.

It consists of thin metal pieces or strips arranged to project from'thesurface to which the tiles, as shown in said figures.

having flanges which enter grooves. in the sides of the tiles, or whichlap upon their surface.

These metal holdingstrips may be secured to their support, wall, orceiling in such away as to permit the expansion and contraction thereof,if desired. They may also have por j tions adapted to be' turned fromthe body of the strip upon the backs of the tiles, to serve as stops oras clamps in holding the tiles at a given height or level or against theflanges.

In the drawings, A represents the tiles; B, the frame or support orbacking in, to, or up-. on which the tiles are adapted to besecured. Oare the fastening or holding strips. They are preferably made of thinmetal, and with the flanges or projections c upon the outer edge,whichproject upon the surface of abutting tiles or into grooves 64 cuttherein. The. holding-strips also have the arms 0 integral, therewithand bent at right angles thereto, which rest upon and are fastened tothe support or'backing by means of screws passed through holes therein,or by means. of the cross pieces or plates 0 which are shaped to receivethe arms 0, as represented, and are fastened to the supports or backingby screws. When this last-named construction is employed, pro-' visionfor the creep of the backing or support in relation to the tiles uponexpansion or contraction is permitted, as the arms of theholding-st'rips are not rigidly fastened to the cross plates, but are,simply supported thereby. Of course a limited extent of creep, andperhaps a sufficient extent, would be obtained by pro viding the .armswith slots 0 and screws. The arms 0 may project from one or both sidesof the fastening strip, as desired. When the construction shown in Figs.1 and 2 isemployed, it is desirable that the tiles be held against theflanges, in order that they may befirmly supported and at a uniformlevel or plane; and I have furnishedthe strips for this purpose withtheclamping or holding lugs or projections 0 which are formed from thestrip itself, and .which are bent upon the back of As many of theseholding-lugs or clamping-projections may be used as are necessary, andthey may be arranged to befolded in opposite directions,

5the tiles are secured, between the tiles, and so that one set shallfold under a tile upon one and of the same color as the tiles, and insuch case they would not be distinguished from the tiles.

It will'be observed that the holdingstrips are adapted to fasten inplace tiles of average thickness, and to place them or set them so thattheir upper ornamental surfaces shall be on the same plane or level,because the holding-strips are of the same height and the flanges of thesame thickness, and that the strips are made of sufficient height totake in the thickest tiles of ordinary make, and the clamps orprojections are of a length to fasten the thickest or thinnest tilesupon the flanges.

It will be noticed, also, that by fasten ing the holding strip by crossstraps the strips may be moved upon the support for the purpose ofadjustment to the size of the tile, and that, therefore, less exactnessin placing the strip is required; also, that the tiles can be readilyremoved without damage and others substituted, and the design easily andcheaply varied; also, that the holdingstrip may be made as shown in Fig.7that is, folded at or near the center of the length and the end or endspassed through holes in the support or backing and turned in or clinchedon the other side; and the flange in such cases is provided either byflattening the folded edge or by inserting a wire or rod and spreadingit; also, that each of the holdingstrips, excepting those upon the outeredge of the outer tile, may serve to hold the tiles on both sidesthereof, also, that this method of fastening does away with thenecessity that otherwise exists of carefully preparing thetilesupporting surface,- also, that the holdings'trips formsubstantially a metal joint between the undivided tiles, in that itlocks or fastens their contiguous edges together, while it also servesto support the united tiles in position; also, that the fastening isapplicable to all kinds of tile-work, and that when used as a floor orotherwise plaster and cement can be used additionally.

I am aware that the Patent N o. 239, 846, granted Jacob Ring for aportable floor, describes a device for uniting pieces of wood to eachotherand to a suitable support, and that Patents No. 129,826, dated July23', 1872, and No. 115,471, dated May 30,1871, granted Hodson and Brown,describe in an improvement in fire-proof roofs a metallic lathe orfastening of peculiar construction; but I consider that neitherpatent-shows or describes the subjectmatter of my invention, as they donot describe a fastening-strip adapted to be used for ornamentalpurposes and struck up or formed from sheet metal, having afastening-arm, c, integral with the web of the fastening and bent atright angles thereto, and a stop or clampingspur, 0, also integral withthe web and adapted'to be bent out from the web at an angle, and,ifdesired, of a length to render it adaptable for tiles, panels, 810.,of varying thicknesses.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States I 1. A device for holding andsupporting tiles and other like articles, having the flange c at or nearthe outer edge of a thin. metallic plate or web, and the arms a,integral with the web or plate and bent at an angle thereto, allsubstantially as and for the purposes described.

2. The metallic holding strip 0, having flange c, and the clamps orstops cflintegral therewith, all substantially as and for the purposesdescribed.

3. A tile or panel holding device adapted to hold a tile or panel bymeans of the flange 0, having arms 0 integral therewith, and adapted tobe fastened to a wall, ceiling, or other support in a manner to permitof the movement of the holding device thereon, all substantially as andfor the purposes described.

4.. The combination of the tile or panel holding strip 0, having aflange, c, and the arms 0, integral therewith, with the cross plate orplates 0", fastened to the ceiling, wall, or other support, allsubstantially as and for the purposes described.

5. The combination of the tiles or panels A with metallicsupporting-strips, fastened at their inner edges by arms 0 to a suitablesup port, and extended between and about the tiles or panels, and havingflanges which lap upon the outer edge of the tiles or panels and serveto hold them together and to the support, and to provide a continuousornamental border thereto, all substantially as and for the purposesdescribed.

ALBERT CHASE.

